imponderable

== English == === Etymology === From im- +‎ ponderable. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/ (US) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/ === Adjective === imponderable (comparative more imponderable, superlative most imponderable) Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed. Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === imponderable (plural imponderables) (physics) A substance or body, which is not ponderable, i.e., which not does not having a detectable amount of matter or measurable mass. An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism. An imponderable question. A factor that cannot be anticipated. ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “imponderable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “imponderable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Spanish == === Adjective === imponderable m or f (masculine and feminine plural imponderables) imponderable === Further reading === “imponderable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025